The oldest Jewish home in America open to the public as a museum offers a glimpse of the life of an early 19th century merchant family. More about the house

About the Library

With an extensive collection of more than 106,000 rare and unique volumes relating to the history of art, the Jean Outland Chrysler Art Library is one of the most significant art libraries in the South. More about the library

A state-of-art facility on the Museum’s campus. See a free glassmaking demo Tuesdays–Sunday at noon. Like what you see? Take a class with us! More about the Studio

Moses Myers House

The home of the first permanent Jewish residents of Norfolk, this historic house offers a glimpse of the life of a wealthy early 19th-century merchant family.More about the house

Jean Outland Chrysler Library

With an extensive collection of more than 106,000 rare and unique volumes relating to the history of art, the Jean Outland Chrysler Library is one of the most significant art libraries in the South. More about the Library

The oldest Jewish home in America open to the public as a museum offers a glimpse of the life of an early 19th century merchant family. More about the house

About the Library

With an extensive collection of more than 106,000 rare and unique volumes relating to the history of art, the Jean Outland Chrysler Art Library is one of the most significant art libraries in the South. More about the library

A state-of-art facility on the Museum’s campus. See a free glassmaking demo Tuesdays–Sunday at noon. Like what you see? Take a class with us! More about the Studio

Moses Myers House

The home of the first permanent Jewish residents of Norfolk, this historic house offers a glimpse of the life of a wealthy early 19th-century merchant family.More about the house

Jean Outland Chrysler Library

With an extensive collection of more than 106,000 rare and unique volumes relating to the history of art, the Jean Outland Chrysler Library is one of the most significant art libraries in the South. More about the Library

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College Programs

The Chrysler Museum of Art’s collections and special exhibitions provide a rich learning environment for a variety of college courses and faculty curriculum goals.

Explore our offerings below. Interested faculty members may contact Allison Taylor, Director of Education, for more information at 757-965-2046 or by email.

Tours

Experience guided or self-guided tours of the galleries and special exhibitions. Docents lead several highlight tours, including tours exploring the ancient worlds of Egypt, China, Greece and Rome; STEAM tours focused on the science of glass; and American art and history tours. Curriculum specific tours are available upon request. View tour topics

Visual Literacy and Writing Programs

Using the Museum’s collection, these programs can increase students’ ability to observe and write by facilitating interaction with works of art to develop visual analysis skills.Get details

Summer Internship Program

College students and recent graduates have the opportunity to explore museum careers through special projects.Apply for 2020

Chrysler Collegiate Museum Symposium

This annual spring symposium is an opportunity for students to hone their research, writing, and presentation skills. Research projects and papers must be on works or artists in the Chrysler’s collection; historical or cultural links to the Chrysler’s collection; or research relating to the museum field. Get details

Curate Educational Exhibition

Faculty are encouraged to propose exhibitions using the Chrysler collection to strengthen coursework. These exhibitions are intended to serve as parallel classrooms and can be used to supplement courses through object-based inquiry, research, and learning. The exhibition and course must be offered during the same semester. Proposals will be vetted and approved by Chrysler staff.

Visual Literacy and Writing Programs

Using the Museum’s collection, these programs can increase students’ ability to observe and write by facilitating interaction with works of art to develop visual analysis skills.

These hour-long programs include discussions and in-gallery activities and are facilitated by members of the Chrysler Museum of Art Education team.

For more information about visual literacy and writing programs, please contact Allison Taylor, Director of Education, at 757-965-2046 or ataylor@chrysler.org.

Writing Programs

The Museum’s writing programs allow students to interact with primary source material in a manner that can enhance their writing ability.

Students will:

broaden ideas about what constitutes a text

practice observation and collect evidence for use in analysis

learn a step-by-step process for visual analysis

determine how meaning emerges through the process of analytical discussion

consider the many lenses through which a text can be explored

discover how multiple valid interpretations can coexist and inform each other

apply secondary sources to a subject of analysis

increase collaborative learning abilities

Ekphrastic Poetry

Students will:

learn a step-by-step process for Ekphrastic poetry writing

hone observational and descriptive abilities

improve verbal communication skills

Collegiate Museum Symposium

This annual spring symposium is an opportunity for students to hone their research, writing, and presentation skills. Research projects and papers must be on works or artists in the Chrysler’s collection; historical or cultural links to the Chrysler’s collection; or research relating to the museum field. Students may present an alternative research idea which must be vetted by Museum staff. Participants will be selected by faculty.

Typical timeline:

early fall: student (s) are selected by faculty and meet with Chrysler staff

mid-fall: students’ research ideas are approved by faculty and Chrysler staff

mid-fall/early-spring: students conduct research, write papers, and prepare their presentations

mid-spring: students rehearse their presentations at the Museum

late spring: students present their research during a symposium at the Chrysler

Other parameters:

paper length of no more than 10 pages

presentation length of no more than 20 minutes

For more information about the symposium, please contact Allison Taylor, Director of Education, at 757-965-2046 or ataylor@chrysler.org.